While the NCTC (National Counter Terrorism Centre) is for now on hold,the National Investigation Agency (NIA) today brought together anti-terror units of 28 states and Union territories here to discuss and fine-tune investigations into terror incidents,Maoist influx,Northeast insurgency and circulation of fake Indian currency notes.

The first-such meeting conceived by the NIA also took a decision to hold similar discussions every three months. The idea is to standardise investigation processes across all the states and UTs.

A decision was taken to form four sub-groups to cater to different needs in investigation of terror crimes and insurgency. One group would deal with catching absconders in terror incidents.

The Delhi and Mumbai Police,which have seen the maximum terror attacks as well as have had disagreements in the past over arrest of suspects,took the lead in putting forward the best practices in investigation of terror incidents.

The Additional Director General of Jharkhand ATS,M V Rao,sought coordination to fight Naxalism which,he said,was now less about ideology and more about making money.